About Sara
Sara Scott is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in Missouri with more than two decades of practice. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, relationship concerns, grief, addiction, and ADHD. Sara speaks plainly and aims to make therapy feel approachable and useful from the first session.
Sara earned a Bachelor of Social Work in 1998 and a Master of Social Work in 2001. She has worked in nonprofits, hospitals, correctional settings, and schools.
Background and approach
This range of settings shaped a flexible style that fits different life situations. In sessions she blends practical, skills-based work with a warm, client-centered approach. That means she listens first, then helps people try tools that fit their goals.
She uses methods such as cognitive behavioral techniques, dialectical behavior strategies, acceptance and commitment ideas, and mindfulness practices to address everyday struggles. Sara also brings experience facilitating groups and supporting individual adults through major life transitions. She helps people cope with relationship strain, parenting challenges, grief, mood shifts, and addictive behaviors.
Her work often focuses on problem-solving, emotional regulation, and improving day-to-day routines. Clients can expect straight talk, concrete skills to practice between sessions, and a focus on what matters most to them. Sara encourages people to set realistic goals and to take small steps toward change, one session at a time.
Evidence-based approaches through online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice tough thoughts and feelings without getting stuck, then identify personal values and take steps toward them. It is useful for anxiety, stress, life transitions, and situations that feel overwhelming.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and trying practical changes in behavior. CBT is often used for depression, anxiety, mood shifts, and coping with everyday challenges.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) provides concrete skills for managing strong emotions, improving communication, and tolerating distress. These tools can help with anger, relationship problems, and mood instability.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Sara collaborates with each person to choose methods that match their goals, preferences, and life demands. She adapts techniques over time and checks in about what is or isn't helping so people can move forward together.
Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs. Video is useful for a close, face-to-face feel. Phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth is limited or for shorter check-ins. Live chat and messaging let people share thoughts between sessions and keep momentum between appointments. These options aim to make regular care more flexible and easier to fit into busy lives.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Coaching
- Commitment issues
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Intellectual disability
- Intimacy-related issues
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 26 years
- Licensed
- Missouri
- Languages
- English
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